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Building a curative response to sea banditry Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
However, there is no credible evidence thus far to support speculation of a nexus emerging between pirates and terrorists. In fact, the two groups may view each other as a problem because each stimula...
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England rugby squad aims for redemption Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
LONDON (AP) Chasing a Grand Slam of victories on a European tour, New Zealand believes England will he hurting from last weekend's record loss at home to world champion South Africa and could be more ...
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Prince Akishino fetes birthday Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Prince Akishino, on the occasion of his 43rd birthday, expressed joy in seeing his 2-year-old son, Prince Hisahito, growing up healthy, noting that the little prince has learned to talk little by litt...
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Student held over death threats Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Fumihiro Maeda, an unemployed man from Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, allegedly posted a blog entry Nov. 20 that said he "will stab to death at their homes within a week one by one," 10 ministry officials, inclu...
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Very last option against pirates Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Unfortunately it sank a Thai fishing boat that had been hijacked by pirates, killing most of the hostages and allowing the pirates to escape. The last thing the world needs is a trigger-happy Indian N...
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Shades of the BBC in NHK Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Two months ago I heard about a comedy sketch that appeared last May on the American show "Saturday Night Live." Actor Steve Carrell was the host and he and the cast of regulars did a parody of his own...
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Louis Vuitton decides to cut prices Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Louis Vuitton Japan Co. will cut prices on most products by an average of 7 percent effective Saturday thanks to the yen's appreciation against the euro, the company said.
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Rangers strike late in win Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Go get it: Rangers center Chris Drury and Panthers left wing David Booth chase the puck in first-period action on Friday in Sunrise, Fla. New York won 4-3. AP PHOTO
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Every Japanese is party to their state Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Although capital punishment has been abolished in 93 countries, among the leading democracies only Japan, the United States and Singapore retain it. Even Russia and Israel have banned such state killi...
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Drawing new life out of an old story Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Here's a rough synopsis of the plot of Seiichi Hayashi's "Red Colored Elegy": A young couple, committed to their art, struggle to keep themselves, their art, and their love alive. This will strike no ...
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Disgruntled Marbury suspended for one game Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) The New York Knicks suspended Stephon Marbury for one game and docked him nearly $400,000 in salary Friday after claiming he refused.
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Man who murdered couple in Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
An inmate serving a life sentence for killing a couple on a date in Nagoya in 1988 has been exchanging letters with the father of the female victim for more than three years, according to a source fam...
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Noxious fumes from ashtrays Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Worst of all are the standing ashtrays clustered near building entrances. Besides encouraging smokers to congregate in a highly trafficked area, these ashtrays also create a unique stench all their ow...
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Alteration of pension records said rampant Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
An investigative committee that reports directly to the labor minister acknowledged in a report Friday that local social insurance officials systematically fabricate pension records.
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Fundamental law against racism Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
An Obama for Japan? Yes, we can? ," is factually incorrect. There IS a fundamental law against racism in Japan. It is in the Japanese Constitution.
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Government should fear the people Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
The main point of my earlier argument seems to have been missed by McGarry. It is that citizens of any country should never trust their government so completely as to deprive themselves of the means t...
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Suzuki to cut 1,200 jobs in Hungary Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Suzuki Motor Corp. will shrink the workforce at its Hungarian factory to around 4,400 from 5,600 by the end of February, company officials said Saturday.
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More horror in Mumbai Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Terrorists launched a multipronged siege of the Indian city of Mumbai last week, which left at least 195 people dead and more than 300 wounded. The attacks are an offense against all civilized people ...
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Univ of Tokyo graduate held for threatening to kill bureaucrats on blog Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
TOKYO — Police arrested on Saturday a 25-year-old University of Tokyo graduate on suspicion of threatening to kill senior education ministry officials on his blog, apparently because he felt &#...
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Rescue flights for stranded people in Bangkok arrive in Tokyo Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
CHIBA — Hundreds of passengers arrived in Japan on rescue flights from U-Tapao International Airport in eastern Thailand on Saturday after anti-government demonstrators shut down the two main a...
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